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M. BRENER COMBINED STRUCTURE FOR CONTROLLING A RADIO RECEIVING SET AND A CLOCK June 20, 1950 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed June 15, 1946 June 20, 1950 M.'BRENER 2,511,963

comsmsn STRUCTURE FOR CONTROLLING A RADIO RECEIVING SET AND A CLOCK Filed June 15, 1946 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Mae 33 W,

Patented June 20, 1950 UNITED STATES 2.51;,963 COMBINED enumerates.(assassinate A RADIO RECEIVING seem a 01.001:

t Maelirener, Newton, Mass.

Application June 13,-,194a' s ne1'm, 6765413. I

My present invention relates tonovel comsesame. (erase- 4);

binations of a radio'recciving set' and a clock or other device by which the radio receiving set is concealed and its control operating means, While readily available, are so disposed that they do not detract from the appearance of the clock or its case.

Clocks, barometers, thermometers, and the l k are, at all times, available forinspection and to that extent they are utilitarian even though their cases are largely ornamental. Radio receiving sets, on the other hand, are not constantly in use and although-many radio receiving set cases or cabinets have a degree of utility, as furniture, they are often diflicult to locate to the advantage of a room.

y In conventional radio receiving sets, there are radio receiving sets are provided with clock oontrolled circuits which may be pre-set sothat the desired station may be automatically tuned in at the desired time. These supplement the third control and are capable of being incorporated in any structure without being objectionably. noticeable. The third control, however, is very diflicult to make less conspicuous and at the same time retain ease and accuracy in its use.

In accordance with my invention, I mounts.

radio receiving set behind a device of which a. i

clock is a good example, in supportingstructure, the front of which has a dial for the device and which has at least one set of indicia arranged preferably arcuately with respect to the center of the dial.

A radio receiving set has at least one.

rotatable control operator and I provide control operating means including a rotatable element substantially in axial alinement with the dial center and an arm extending through the front and formed for use with reference to the indicia.

While the dial of the device may have the with a slot substantially arcuate with respect to" J the center of the dial and disposed adjacent its periphery. This preferred construction may be most conveniently efiected by providing the supporting structure for the radio receiving set and the .devic'ewith'a member having an aperture to ;accommodate the device and to provide a seat to which the merme'y be attached. cheer the advantages of my invention is that it makes possible e unit that may be mounted in afclock case, avhousing, a recess in a wall,',furnitur e,' or in any structure where either such a deviceas av clock or a radio receiving set may be desired it is desirable to provide structure that combines attractiveness of appearance, utility, and convenience of assembly or of service. In its preferred form, accordingly, I provide thefrontmember with an' inset surface having an aperture thereby to establish a seat to which the .dial. mayfbe secured and to accommodate the device itself. The member has at least one re- .cess in communication with the aperture and arcuatewith'respect to the center thereof. When the dial is attached to its seat, a portion of that recess is exposed as a slot for the control operating arm. If a crystal supporting bezel is used, it is conv'entionally attached to the member to cover the dial and the recess is dimensioned so that a portion of it is exposed as an arcuate slot for the arm.

By this construction, the device may be easily removed and replaced. At the same time, when the radio receiving set has cross sectional measurements less than those of the opening through the member, it enables easy assembly and service of the radio receiving set.

Intheaccompanying drawings, I have shown jillustrative embodiments of my invention from .whichrthese and other of its novel features and advantages will be readily apparent.

' In the drawings:

' Fig. 1 is a front view of a clock and radio receiving 'set combined and-mounted in accordance with my invention in a clock case of conventional .design. i

' Fig. 2 is a fragmentary and partly sectioned view showing the supporting structure by which the radio receiving set and the clock are mounted in'thelcase'. v

Fig. 3 showsthe radio receiving set mounted in thecase, as viewed from the rear with the housing broken away to show the control opening means. 1 y

Fig.4 is a front view ofthe face member of the supportingstructure. V Fig. 5 is" afragmentary side view of the radio receiving set wi'th its housing broken away to show the contror operating vmeans, and

Fig. 6 is aview generally similar to Fig. 2, but showing another embodiment of my invention.

the-embodiment of my invention shown in Figs. 1-5, I have indicated generally at IU supporting structure for use in mounting the clock H and the radio receiving set l2 in the chamber IS in the clock case I4. The clock case may be of conventional design and is illustrative of other structuresin which, in. accordance ..with my invention; a radio. receiving set may be mounted behind a device of which a clock is the best example.

The clock H may be of any type and has mechanism having a lead [9.

The radio receiving set 12 may also be of any desired type, but is preferablyof small size andfor that reason I have not detailed its.construction. I have indicated at 20 its housing and its power lead at 2|. The radio receiving set I2 is "shown as having rotatable control operators indicated generally at 23, 24, and 25. The control operator 23 may, for example,"control the main witch and tone modification. The control operator 24 is used to vary the volume and the operator 25 controlsqthe selection of the stations. 'The' loud speaker or'speakers, not shown, may be separately supported where desired in the'cham- 'ber R3 or such maybe built into the unit indicated generally at l2. 7 fma'y include static arrestors' and if it be abatteryoperated set, the batteries may also be housed in the case [4,. v

' While the supporting'structure may be other-.

The radio receiving set [2 shaft 46.

4 the same light source may also illuminate such indicia.

In the drawings, see Figs. 3 and 5, I have shown the control operator 25 as axially alined with the centerof the clock face and as consisting of Fast 0n the-shaft 46 is an arm 41 ex- =1 tendingradially outwardly through a slot 48 in wise made, I have shownin the drawingsthe" supporting structure In as comprising a base '26 seated in the chamber is in the aperture in the case is and on the shoulder 21 in its back wall 28. The base 26 has a socket 29 for the plugs 32 as by the screw 35. i

The supporting structure It also includes a face or front member 36 adapted to be attached to the case l4 as by screws-31. The'face member 36 has inset flanges 38 establishing a seat to which the clock face I5 maybe, secured as by screws 39 and defining' anaperture- N taaccommodate the clock mechanism l8. Preferably, as shown in the drawings, the-radio receiving set I2 is dimensioned so-that it may be inserted into or removed from the chamber! 3. through the aperture 40. Where my invention-is embodied in a clock case or portable structure, it'may, of course, be removed through the back thereof,.if desired, and where the radio receiving set In is of such size that it cannot be removed through the aperture 40, it must, of course, be removed from the back.

'At 4|, 42, and 43 I have indicated recesses in communication with the aperture 40. As may be most clearly seen in Fig. 4, theserecesses are arcuate with reference to the center of the aperture and extend radially-outwardly a 'sufllcient'distance so thatwhen'the' clock face I5 is seated, portions of the recesses are exposed-as marginal slots. -Where the clock face-fills to be covered by a crystalt44pthe bezel 45 is contventionally mounted. asiby.-a.hinge in the seat .suitable indicia adjacent the arcuateslots as suggestedinl igr1. Whereillumination of the clock facezis desired, the bezel 4 5.- -may-;be made of transparent or translucent stock in order that 35 rotatable control operators has manually operable .means that are conveniently available for easy and accurate adjustment but are relatively incon- ;-splcuous and do not interfere with the appearance the housing 20 for the radio receiving set I2.

a 16 .outside the housing 20, the arm 41 extends fordial or face l5, hands l6=-and l'l. For-donv'enience, I have indicated at -18 electric-driving wardly through the slot established by the recess .43,an'dthe-' bezel '45 where it terminates in a pointer 48 disposed to traverse the indicia on r thew-bezel.

--46\forrotation independently ,thereofand are connected as bybands 53 and 54 to thepulleys 49 and 50 respectively. Fast on the pulley 5| is .anarm 55 extending radially outwardly through the slots-56- in the housing 20 and extending forwardly through the arcuate slot defined by the recess 42 and the bezel 45. I also secure to the The arms '55 and SI'terminate in inwardly disposed .pointers59 and 60, respectively. For convenience infassembly or service, I have shown the rear .end of theho-using 20 as open.

By this construction, I am able to provide an attractiveassembly in which one or more of the of the case or housingin which the radio receiving set is mounted. When service of the radio re- .ceiving' set is necessary, it is only necessary to swing the bezel into its open position, remove the clock'] I, remove the screw'35 and disconnect the plug 3 I. The radio receiving set l2 may then be removed through the face member 36 andthe which may be're'garded a the control'by which "station selection is effected. "The control operator f64' extends axially through the clock 53 and through the hollow hub 65 for the handfifi and on which the handt'l is moun'ted'for rotation independently thereof. At its exposed end, the opera- 'tor"6'4 has a pointer 58 disposed to traverse indicia 5 adjacent the periphery of the clock face 69 on the face member ID of the supporting structure 6 I.

Fmmthe' foregoing,' it will be apparent that my {invention enables radio receiving sets and other devices; such as clocks, to be attractively combined. While my invention may be variously modified, the. embodiments which I have descr'ib'edwell illustrate its general features and advantages.

"What I therefore claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

F 1.- structurelfor use in combining. a clock having a dial and a radio receiving set having at least -one.movable control in. a clock case chamizberd to'house said setandlhaving an aperture in its front face in communication with said chamber and in which said clock is to be mounted, said dial including a face member attached to the front face of said case and having a slot therein adjacent said dial and communicating with said chamber through said aperture, a bezel attached to said dial with a portion closely adjacent and parallel to said slot and control moving means connected to said control and including an arm extending outwardly from said case through said slot disposed to traverse that part of said bezel. that is adjacent thereto.

2. The structure of claim 1 in which a support for the set is secured to the face member.

3. Structure for use in combining a clock having a dial of predetermined size and shape and a radio receiving set having at least one movable control in a case chambered to house said set and having an aperture in its front face in communication with said chamber and in which said clock is to be mounted, said structure comprising a. member of greater size than said aperture and attached to said ease marginally thereof, said member having an aperture and including a portion extending inwardly from its inner edge and constituting a seat to which said clock dial is attached adjacent its periphery to establish a slot adjacent said dial for said control, and a support for said set connected to said member.

4. Structure for use in combining a clock having a dial of predetermined size and shape and a radio receiving set having at least one movable control in a case chambered to house said set and having an aperture in its front face in communication with said chamber, said structure comprising a member of greater size than said aperture and attached to said case marginally thereof, said member having an aperture and including at least one portion extending inwardly from its inner edge and constituting a seat to which said clock dial is attached adjacent its periphery, the remainder of said inner edge being of the shape of said clock face but dimensioned so that said inner edge and the periphery of said clock face define a slot, and control moving means connected to said control and including an arm extending outwardly from said case through said slot.

5. The structure of claim 4 in which a bezel of the size and shape of the dial is connected thereto and has indicia thereon with reference to which the arm is readable.

6. Structure for use in combining a clock having a dial of predetermined size and shape and a radio receiving set having at least one movable control in a case chambered to house said set and having an aperture in its front face in communication with said chamber, said structure comprising a ring, the outside diameter of which is greater than that of said aperture and which is connected to said front face, said ring including at least one projection on its inner edge engageable with the clock dial adjacent its periphery when seated thereagainst and to which said dial is attached, the inner edge of said ring, except for said projection, being of substantially the same shape as the adjacent portions of the periphery of said dial but having a diameter sufficiently greater than the maximum dimension of said dial to define therewith a slot intermediate adjacent projections, and control moving means connected to said control and including an arm extending from said chamber outwardly through one of said slots.

7. Structure for use in combining a clock having a dial of predetermined size and shape and a radio receiving set having a plurality of movable controls in a case' chambered to house said set and having an aperture in its front face in communication with said chamber, said structure comprising a ring the outside diameter of which is greater than that of said aperture and which is connected t said front face, said ring including a plurality of spaced projections on its inner edge engageable by the clock dial adjacent its periphery when seated thereagainst and to which said dial is attached, the inner edge of said ring, except for said projections, being of substantially the same shape as the adjacent portions of the periphery of said dial but having a diameter sufficiently greater than the maximum dimension of said dial to define therewith a slot intermediate adjacent projections, and control moving means for each of said controls, each of said means including an arm extending from said chamber outwardly through one of said slots.

8. The structure of claim 7 in which the projections are disposed to establish a plane countersunk with respect to the exposed face of the ring.

MAE BRENER.

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